author
Ilona De Györy Ginever
1868–1926
A Hungarian writer, translator, and teacher who helped bring her country’s language and literature to English-speaking readers. Her work ranged from literary translation to practical language books, reflecting a lifelong gift for teaching across cultures.
1 Audiobook
Hungarian grammar
by Charles Arthur Ginever, Ilona De Györy Ginever
About the author
Born in Orosháza on December 13, 1868, she trained in Budapest and later worked as a language teacher. Reference sources describe her as a writer, translator, and teacher, and note that her early published work included fairy-tale translations.
She won recognition in the 1890s for her Hungarian translation of Byron’s Cain, and after her 1903 marriage to the English scholar Charles Arthur Ginever she moved to England. There she continued to promote Hungarian culture, literature, and language for English readers.
Her name is closely linked with books such as Hungarian Self-Taught, Hungarian Grammar, and the English version of A History of Hungarian Literature, works that show how strongly she was committed to making Hungarian writing more accessible abroad. She died in London on July 26, 1926.